Social Skills: Developing Effective Interpersonal Communication can help you understand how you can help others develop the interpersonal skills they need in order to thrive.  

What does this book cover?

Social Skills: Developing Effective Interpersonal Communication is based on decades of educational, research and practical experience in teaching social skills to those who need them. It offers not just a theoretical framework, but practical examples for educators and a range of detailed case studies showing how to apply that theory in the real world.

Social Skills: Developing Effective Interpersonal Communication offers complete end-to-end guides for teaching:

• Assertiveness and appropriate boundaries
• Initiating and maintaining conversation in different contexts
• How to end a conversation politely
• Listening actively, and spotting ‘paralanguage’
• Making eye contact comfortably
• Understanding body language, and using your own body language effectively

About the Author

Alex Kelley is a skills training consultant and speech & language therapist. She operates the Alex Kelley Ltd consultancy and social skills training organisation. She also runs Speaking Space ltd, which offers occupational and language therapy to children and adults with autism or other disabilities.

Social Skills: Developing Effective Interpersonal Communication offers a deep and nuanced guide to helping adults and children become more skilled in social and professional communication.